Upcoming Events

MAR 4: Night of the Witches (Noche de Brujas)--Catemaco, Veracruz. Is modern medicine getting you down? Need a cure or are you just a bit curious? The small lakeside town of Catemaco, referred to as the mecca of witch doctors, attracts thousands of people seeking non-conventional healing methods, and many swear by the results. Taking place the first Friday night of March every year, the annual gathering is a spectacle of witches, healers, magicians and wizards.

MAR 6: LALA International Marathon Torreon 2005—Torreon, Coahuila. Torreon will host thousands of national and international runners in one of the most important and traditional marathons in Mexico. This year, the 17th LALA International Marathon winners will be selected for the World Cup Marathon in Helsinki 2005, the fist places in each category will also receive $250,000 pesos. www.maratonlala.ecgnet.com.mx

MAR 11-13: Corona Rally Mexico--Guanajuato State. The cities of Guanajuato, Silao and Leon in Guanajuato State will host the 2005 Corona Rally, a two-day race covering 600 miles of central Mexico's majestic plateaus and mountains in 15 legs of intense off road driving. Not to be missed is the wide array of festivities that always accompany the rallies. Traditional dance, music and food promise to put the Mexican spirit into this event. www.rallymexico.com

MAR 12: LIVE AUCTION Zihuatanejo International Guitar Festival Final Fund Raiser, Rick’s Bar, central Zihuatanejo. Bid on hotel stays, jewelry, eco-tours, dinners at area restaurants and more.

MAR 17: St. Patrick’s Day

MAR 17-20: 4th International Motorcycle Festival--Saltillo, Coahuila. Saltillo welcomes hundreds of riders to this unique event, just a three hours' ride from Texas. www.amoden.com

MAR 20-27: Holy Week (Semana Santa)--Nationwide. Beginning with Palm Sunday and ending with Easter Sunday, the week's religious celebrations include reenactments of the events leading up to Christ's crucifixion. The most renowned celebrations are held in Mexico City, Patzcuaro, San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas, San Cristobal de las Casas and Taxco.

MAR 19-26 (tentative): Tajin Summit (Cumbre Tajin)--Tajin, Veracruz. This festival evokes the spring season (a time of renovation) and celebrates the archeological sites and natural beauty of Veracruz. The central theme of Tajin 2004 is the Ritual. www.cumbretajin.com

TBA: International Film Festival (Muestra Internacional de Cine)--Guadalajara, Jalisco. Now in its 19th year, this contemporary film festival is the oldest and most important film festival in Mexico, offering the best selection of Mexican and Ibero-American films of the year. The festival features a variety of films including feature-length films, shorts, documentaries and children’s films. www.mcmgdl.com/php1/secciones/7/index.php

TBA: Salsa and Merengue International Festival (Festival Internacional de Cumbia, Salsa y Merengue)--Manzanillo, Colima. Manzanillo, a natural beach paradise located in the state of Colima about 500 miles from Mexico City, brings the best artists and musicians of salsa, cumbia and merengue from Cuba, Columbia, Argentina, Dominican Republic, United States and Mexico to its free festival.

MAR 21: Spring Equinox (Equinoccio de la Primavera)—Chichen-Itza, Yucatan. Thousands of people from around the world gather at this Mayan ruin on the Yucatan peninsula to witness the afternoon shadow of the snake-god Kukulcan slowly "crawl down" the country's largest Mayan pyramid, El Castillo.

TBD: XII International Regatta--Nueva Vallarta, Nayarit. Four-day event in the Bahía of Banderas (Flag Bay) featuring sailing and a variety of beach activities. Fun for the entire family.

MAR 29: XIII International Guitar Festival of Morelia (XIII Festival Internacional de Guitarra de Morelia)--Morelia, Michoacan. Michoacan, with its rich musical traditions and home to one of the oldest conservatories in Latin America, is the perfect host for this popular guitar festival. The program features recitals, contests, conferences, seminars and expositions, with local as well as international artists participating from Venezuela, Chile, Germany, Spain, Argentina, Cuba and the Czech Republic.

APR 3-10: 2nd Annual Zihuatanejo International Guitar Festival, a week of live music in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero. Mexican and International musicians come to Zihuatanejo to play in various venues around town, with bar shows and Gala dinner shows throughout the week in a wide variety of genres: jazz, classical, blues, traditional Mexican and more. With invited musicians coming from across Mexico, the US, Canada, Europe and Latin America: www.zihuafest.info for more information

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